STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (Oct. 31) – The Waynesburg University women's soccer team had its chances for a home game in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) playoffs dashed by a 1-0 loss to Franciscan in the final game of the regular season. The Yellow Jackets got sweet revenge on Saturday, when they downed the Barons 1-0 on their home field to advance to the semifinals of the PAC tournament.
Waynesburg (9-8-1) tallied the game's only goal in the 35
th minute when senior
Julz Mohrbacher (Freedom, Pa. / Freedom) tapped a pass over to sophomore
Bella Norton (Selden, N.Y. / Newfield), who connected on a beautiful shot that found the upper corner on the far side of the net to put the Jackets ahead 1-0 in the 35
th minute.
The visitors did a solid job of keeping up the pressure, but with less than 10 minutes left, Franciscan (10-5-2) mounted one last charge to tie the game up. Luckily, senior goalkeeper
Lex Greenlief (Chester, W.Va. / Oak Glen) was up to the challenge, as she turned away not one, but two quality tries from the Baron to keep the shutout in order.
Waynesburg snuffed out any chances of a late rally by attempting the final three shots on goal of the game, two of which came from sophomore
Ryan White (Lewisburg, W.Va. / Greenbrier East).
Greenlief saved some of her best work of the year for when her team needed it most, as she logged seven saves for her sixth shutout of 2026.
The Jackets edged the Barons in total shots (18-17).
With the win, Waynesburg advances to the semifinals of the PAC tournament, which features a rematch of the 2025 title game against Grove City on Wednesday, Nov. 4. Start time is scheduled for 5 p.m.
